davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
A GOOD MEETING.
HON. A. A. TAYLOR IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT.

HON. A. A. TAYLOR IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT.
An important prohibition meeting
was, held in Jobe's Opera House Tues
day night DR.. D. Sullins arrived in the
city on the 6 :15 p. m. train and being |
asked to make an address consented.
Although only an hour was allowed in
which to advertise the fact the Opera
House was well filled by 1880. DR..
Sullins was introduced by ]. w. Crum-
ley and made one of his best talks for
nearly an hour. He devoted most
of his time to answering the Vertrees
article and handled it without gloves.
He made one OF the best temperance
speeches that has beeh made in this
town and did the cause much good.
Rev. G. A. Caldwell, Of Bristol, J. w.
G. Wi!loughby and Rev. @. A. Duncan,
of Jonesboro, were present and made
short and pointed talks. Hon. A. A.
Taylor was present and after being
called repeatedly arose and made a
. short but eloquent talk. We print his
a speech in full that the public may
e know exactly how he stands on the
= prohibition question. He said:
e Having been relsgated to the
}, shades of private life by the sovreign'
= of this State, / had thought that
y would only he yielding obedience tt
!. the dictates Of propriety, if / should
remain quietly in the shades of pri
L vate life, and not thrust my opinion
y, upon the people of Tennessee. But a
y. ] am receiving many letters TO know
Or my position in reference to the per
es ding question--and in as much as 20
n, are demanding and expressio
= from me here and now, / can but rel
az pond with pleasure.
~ / believe it is question which al
~ peals for settlement to the better nj
7. ture of men, and every citizen OF tn
"a State ought to vote upon it on electio
y, day, in accordance with the dictate
=. OF his conscience. If every man wi
"a quit his conscience on that day in I'll
~ casting of his vote / think he will hay
70 to discharged his duty and there can
no douht as to the rest.
70 Thus holding and yielding to Il
he dictates of any own conscience, vii
ON all due difference to those whose co
oh science lead them in another dire
nd Nd ton, and out of respect to the mem
~ ry of my father who sleeps in b
~ grave, and in difference TO the wish
a OF my mother who must soon follc
~ him-and whose appeals / cannot
~ sist and whose gray hairs love
Of. honor, shall vote for the Amen
,lv. ment."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01

The startling disclosures made by
the Knoxville Journal this morning
will bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks of many in East Tennessee
To think that our Representative in
Congress, for the price of a dog, has
attempted to barter and sell the man
hood of the men and best interests OF
the women of the district that has so
often honored him, is huniliaSing in
the extreme.
The whisky power is responsible iol
this. In order to maintain it's own
existence in the country; it is guilty
in addition to the other crimes with
which it is chargeable, of bribing anC
attempting to bride our public men
Whisky must go.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
Prohibition Notes.

The Mountaineer is doing grand
work for the amendment
Hons. A. A. Taylor w. P. Brownlow,
j. NJ. Simerly and w. P. Bachman are
for the amendment.
The man who now changes ana
comes out for whisky must rest for
ever under the suspicion OF having
changed for "boodle."
Rev. DR.. ]. T. Kincannon should be
kept in the field until after the cleo
ton. He is the strongest prohibition
speaker we have yet heard.
Jno. ]. Vertrees and r. r. Butler
have undertaken the forloom task o.
dragging the Democratic and Repue
lican parties into the meshes OF the
whisky ring.
Mr.. Vertrees will have to lealn Il
spell "surcingle" better before he car
hope to circumvent Tennessee Demo
Gratis and get them into an alliance
with the whisky ring.
Judge Brown, Chancellor Smith
ex-Congressman Pettibone, Attorne.
General Campbell, ex-Judge Hacker
ex-Attorney General Fain, exOhan
cellor St. John, OF the First Judicia
Circuit of Tennessee, are all outspok
en- for prohibition.
The preachers Of Tennessee hay
had good deal to say on the sublec
Of prohibition. This is not only thei
right, but their duty. 1t is mori
question upon which it was their dt
ty to speak out.-Knonuiae Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
G. G. 4 G. Notes.

The 3C's road is forging ahead, and
its success seems to be assured beyond
doubt. Smith, Ripley & Co., of this
city, yesterday disbursed to the sub
contractors of the road, the sum OF
$4,000, and if this is not a healthy
indication, then we do not know what
is. The checks for that amount were
cashed by the Charlotte banks.
The Charlotte Chronicle says it is
confidently expected that trains will
be running from Camden to Lancas-
ter, distance of 40 miles, by October.
Charlotte Chrodicle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
A Solid Fact.

Congressman R. r. Butler ia out in
a card in the National Review opposing
the amendment. He says his heart is
with the temperance cause, but that
'prohibition won't prohibit. His po-
sition on the question will probably
cost him his seat in Congress next
wear. There are thousands Of Repub-
licans in the First district who will on
this ground refuse to support Mr.. But
Ter again and who will vigorously OPP
pose his Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
THE COMET.
johnson City. Tenn. Sept. l, 1887
Money makes the mare go" and it
also makes the "Sly Fox" trot

Every Democrat and every Repub-
lican OF any prominence in the first
Congressional district is for the pro-
hibition amendment, except Hon. R.
R. Butler, and he was for it until last
week, when he went to Nashville and
wrote letter dated Morristown, in
which he comes but against it. The
people shall yet know the reason fol
this sudden change
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
AnOrganixation Of Merit.

We give our readers the benefit OF
pleasant interview with Capt. Laird,
the Supt. OF the cleveland Life Mu-
tual."
The Home Office OF this Association
is located at Cleveland Of our own
State, and the Board OF Directory is
composed of the very first men OF the
State in point of personal property and
financial standing.
ain reply to our remark that the
cleveland Life Mutual had met
hearty support from other States as
well, the Supt, replied
eyes Sir, our success has been phen-
ominal. Just to think OF it, our first
certificate was issued but two years
ago Last May, and to-day we number
1888. This thribbles the record OF
one of the oldest and most popular In
surance Co.'S. of the age.
We are now receiveing applications
for membership from INDIANA, Mass
Va, North and South Carolina, Flori
day, Georgia and Ala, and, in twelve
months from to-day, we can confden
tally expect to number Ten Thousand
"Your Limited Reserve Fund, we pre-
sumo, is the commendable feature"
THAT is true, together with the lin
it of 6 assessments per annum, anC
the absolute guarantee the, "Reserv'
Fund" affords to the persistent mem
Der against loss in case Of failure o
the association"
"What is the cost of 100000 pro
lection in your association"
For the past year to a member G
40 years OF age was only 5000 includ
. ing annual dues for expenses.
That is something remarkable o.
the cheap Insurance, is it not?"
"You must remember there ha
. been ~ Annual Conventions in tn
interest of these Mutual Benefit AssC
. Citations.
The ruling thought of the 10Th Ger
tury. The Brotherhood If God an
the Brotherhood OF man.. is accom-
!. plishing a grand work in the countr,
II As a result, there are to any 400 a
:, sociations in successful operation i
America whose grand aim is mutu,
!. benefit, and right nobly are they fu
: filling their mission of charity to IL
widows and orphans of this country.
Your Knights of Honor alone pr
duces from one assessment enoug
= money pay 14O Widows $1,000, evel
80 days.
= While these Associations are doir
y vast deal of good ON the score
! charity, yet there is no provision mat
v by them to reduce the cost if Insu
ance in future or protect the persiste
= member in case of failure. By reasC
" of our Reserve Fund" system we CT
not only offer our membership che,
insurance now but decreasing ra
in future and to the persistent mel
Der an absolute guarantee Of loss
Is case OF failure.
CO Progress is the matchword. T
e. world moves. And it should surpri
In no one that a perfect system If prot'
t., ton from loss by death should prese
M itself.
IN eve admire progress in any leg
mate msy aud would be pleased hi
from you further on this line"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
The Appetite

Nav be increased, the Digestive organs
strengthened, and the Bowels regulated,
BY taking Ayers Pills. These Pills are
purely vegetable In their composition
They contain neither calomel nor any other
dangerous drug, and may be taken with
perfect safety by persons Of all ages.
I was q great sufferer from Dyspepsia
and Constlpatlon. i had no appetite,
became greatly debilitated, and was con-
stantly afflicted with Headache and Dizzl-
ness. consulted our family doctor, who
prescribed for me, at various times, WITH
out affording more than temporary relief
I finally commenced taking Ayers Pllls.
In short time my digestion and appetite
IMPROVED
nv bowels were regulated, and, BY the
time I finished two boxes OF these Pills my
tendency to headaches had disappeared,
and / became strong and well. Darius
NJ. Logan, Wilmington, Del.
I was troubled, for over a year, with
Loss Of Appetite, and General Debility.
commenced taking Ayers Pills, and, be-
fore finishing half box of this medicine,
my appetite and strength were restored.
&C. o. Clark, Danbury, Conn.
Ayers Pills are the best medicine
known to me for regulating the bowels,
and for all diseases caused by disOrdered
Stomach and Liver. suffered for over
three years with Headache, Indigestion;
and Constipation. l had no appetite, ana
was weak and nervous most of the time.
BY USING
Nhree boxes of Ayers Pills, and, at the
Same time dieting myself, was COM
pletely cured. My digestive organs are
now In good order, and ] am in perfect
health Philip Lockwood, Topeka, Kans'
Ayers Pills have benefited me wonder
fully, For months ] suffered from lndi-
Resflon and Headache, was restless at
night, and had bad taste in my mouth
eyery morning. After taking one box OF
Ayers pills, all these troubles disap-
peared, my food digested well, and my
| sIeep was refreshing. Il Henry {. Hem
menwsy, Rockport, Mass.
I was cured of the Piles by the use of
AYERS Pills. They not only relieved me
Of that painful disorder, but gave me IN
creased vigor, and restored my health. -
John Lazarus, st. John, N. b.
/ Ayers Pills,
Prspared BY DR.. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell Mass
Rsld BY all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
Important Notico.

The chairman's of the various Dis
tricts Committees of the Temperance
work OF the county, are urgently re-
quested to meet in the Court House in
Jonesboro, the 1st Monday in Sept.
1887. Don't fail to be present, i'm
portant matters demand your atten'
ton, ]. W. CRUhLEY,
Chairman Of Executive Com.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
A Monster 4IG"

The Herald & Tribune, closes an
article about the G. G. & G. railroad
with the following emphatic language
"Jonesboro people are determined
to have this road if possible and are
working hard to secure the same"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01

Prof. ]. A Tate addressed a temper
ance meeting at Emmert's school
house last Sunday. A vote was taken
which resulted in unanimous ex-
preston in favor of the amendment
Let the good work go on.-Moantain-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01

Ayers ssrsaparilla will cure your
catarrh, and remove that sickening
odor of the breath.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
ARpOiM HHmemag.

Judge R. ]. Alcorn, of Mississippi, win address
the people of Unicoi, county, in favor of Pro.
hibition Amendment at the following times
and places;
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
TIE lYNtHsuaH FERTILIZER
MANUFACTURED BY
WRIGHT & CRAlGHILL,
NNNII DITDG " A
VA

The best fertilizer in the market for
,Ohedt.
Is guaranteed to be absolutely pure
and unadulterated.
Is combination of Mineral and
Vegetable matter-a feeder of land
and permanent in its effects.
1t is the best manure in the aoorld
for wheat, oats and other small grain
For sale at JOHNSON CITY WARE
HOUSE. A. j. BARNES, Agt.
July, 2S 'S7.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-01
CHEAP BOARD.
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

The Best Salve in the world for cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblaine, Cornes, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or nc
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by M. A. Mcfarland.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
FOR RENT.

Me.A SECOND avenue house. West Haven; fur ::il nished unfurnished; reasonable rent to re- HElsN sponsibIe parties Address D. M. M., m29tf Box 251, West Haven Postoffce.
 FOR RENT.
 AsA SEVERAL well lighted lofts with or with. EH::sl out steam power. s. PECK CO, W7!lu ia5wastf S1 Day Street
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
THE TOWN FATHERS.
The AImsh ouse-A Claim for Damages
 Discussed.

The AImsh 0use-A Claim for Damages
 Discussed.
 At the selectmens meeting last night the itemized report of the almshouse for the week ending April was rendered by George Neale. The total number of inmates is 210; adult males 99, adult females 100; children, Il. The previous week there were 217 inmates.
 Considerable discussion was occasioned over bill from J. Moran, of Westville, claiming $5S damages from the recent break ing away of the Springside farm dam. His land was damaged and some of his pigs, chickens and ducks were washed away. Se- lectman Reynolds said the board had evidence that the mans property had been damaged and the claim should be paid. Selectman Beecher made motion that Town Agent Reynolds be empowered to consult an attor- ney about whether the bill should be paid, which was carried.
 Selectman Reynolds said that he had re- ceived 8 communication from Adam Jewett, who wants some repairs made in the road leading from Townsend avenue to the foot. MT. Jewett thought it was a town road. A motion mas carried authorizing Town Agent Reynolds to ascertain whether it is town road.
 The East Haven funding bonds matter was talked up. It was decided to make these bonds 10 20 bonds, yielding per cent. in terest; and redeemable at the end of ten years if desired interest to be paid semi an- nually. Suitable notice will be given regard ing calling in the old bonds. Various bills were approved.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
THE PAINTERS, rRIKEs.
The Striking New Haven Painter
 The Hartford Painters.

The Striking New Haven Painters
 The Hartford Painters.
 There was but little change in the situa- tion in the strike among the painters and paperhangers in this city yesterday. A meeting of the striking painters was held yesterday at their room in the Boardman building, A. W. Seymour, president of the union, presiding. The meeting was quite harmonious in favor of continuing the strike. The master painters continue firm and conf dent that they would have all the painters they wanted before the end of the week.
 In the Hartford painters strike both sides remain firm, neither being willing to make concessions. In Hartford the strike is for the purpose of making s2 50 for day of nine hours, the regular pay, instead of 25 cents an hour for ten hours The New Haven paint CTS have for months past been paid on that basis, but demand that the bosses hire none but non union men. The employers, how ever, hold that poor workman ought not to get as much as good one-
 Yesterdays Hartford Times says of the case there:
 The journeyman painters say that they are not supplied with work in the winter season. They are obliged to support their families through the earn no more than thes hodcarriers. The employ CTS say that they willing to advance the wages of the best workmen, but that they not willing to pay advance, and equal wages, to incompe- tent painters who have not served regular appren- ticeships and cannot do good work. Here the matter stands. The differences ought to be settled without much trouble. It does not seem that 2I5 cents hour advance is unrea- sonable when applied to capable workman; nor should the unions make rule (if they dol that men who are incompetent and not able to full day wages shall be put upon the footing as the best of workmenswho do firSt-claSs work. Such a rule must work injuriously to the men who have spent a long time to make themselves masters of their trade-and of courseit would work injurousiy to the trade generally.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
Methods of Adulterating Butter.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Professor Wiley of the department of agriculture has completed his investigations of butter deliberations. The materials for the investigation were purchas- ed in open market in all parts of the coun- try, no intimation being given in any case of the purpose for which the purchase was in tended. In not more than one-third of the cases did the purchase prove to be an adul- teration or imitation except when something else than butter was asked for and the fraudulent articles were almost uniformly served when low priced materials were called for. In no instance was it found that an ar ticle sold in the market as butter was entirely fraudulent. The adulterated articles usually contained between thirty and forty per cent. of pure butter, the. remainder most common ly consisting of beef fat, lard and cotton seed oil. Professor Wiley says he finds that about nine out of everg ten of the scientists who have expressed themselves declare belief that properly made oleomargarine is unob- iectionable and wholesome.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
BOARD OF POLICE cemuuss1onr.s

Officer George L.. Hyde Promoted l Officer Kelley Advanced-Report of Chief Bollman on the Sidewalk Mat- l ter-Act1oR of the Board-Other Mat 1 ters.
 l The board of police commissioners held a meeting last night. A good deal of business was done. Chief Bollman brought up the l matter of Supernumeraries Bradley and Gau- gel going off duty Monday morning at 4 o'clock instead of at 5, according to the rules laid down for them. They were on duty Saturday and Sunday nights. The chief said that Officer Bradley had been doing nine hours work with ten hours pay one day in the week for over year. The chief said he did not bring the officers before the board on any serious offense. He thought the thing ought to be brought before the board, however.
 Officer Bradley, in his defense, told the board that he had been given permission to go home at o'clock. When closely ques- tioned he could not tell who gave him this permission.
 Chief Bollman said that Officer Bradley had asked Officer Gaugel why he did not go off duty at four, and Gaugel had replied that he had no permission to do so. Officer Bradley told the board that he had asked Sergeant Bradley if Gaugel could ge off duty the same time he did (at four o'clock) and the sergeant said yes.
 The chief said he had asked Sergeant Bradley about the matter, and he had re- piled that he had not told Officer Bradley that Gaugel could go off duty at four o'clock. Whereupon Officer Bradley told the board that he had told Sergeant Bradley that Officer Gaugel was going to stop work at four o'clock, and receiving no answer took 1t for granted that his sience meant consent
 The board voted to deduct the amount of time lost by the two men from the March pay roll. The two officers were warned to be more careful in the future
 Chief Bollman spoke in glowing terms of what Officer George L. Hyde had done dur force He told of the various daring exploits in which he had been engaged and character ized him as a first-class officer and hoped he would be promoted. Officer Hyde, although on the police but short time, has certainly earned by hard work an enviable record of excellent work done on the police force.
 Commissioner Benton moved to suspend the rules and that Officer Hyde in consider atlon for his meritorious service be promoted to grade A, the promotion to date from July 90. The motion was carried unanimously.
 Edward Derrick was examined for posi- tion on the force.
 Supernumerary John Kelley was promoted from grade D to grade c.
 Chief Bollman read lengthy report re- garding what the police force had done the past winter in the matter of looking after the sidewalks. He said the force had done it's full duty in that direction.
 The board then passed a resolution com mending the police force for the way it had done it's duty in that line.
 The matter of keeping lodgers at the police station over night was mentioned by the chief, but action was taken.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
THE COLOR LINE IN soLDIERY.
Only the Montgomery Companies So Far Object to Drilling With the CoI- Ored COmpaufes.

only the Montgomery Companies So Far Object to Drilling with the Col Ored Companies.
 WASHINGTON, April 5.-The talk about
 the withdrawal of the Montgomery companies
 from the drill has about died out in the pres
 sure of other matters. General Charles J.
 Anderson, commander of the First brigade
 of Virginia volunteers, was in Washington
 to-day and conferred fully with General
 Ordway and Secretary DeLeon as to the drill.
 The two colored companies whose entry
 created the excitement about negro troops
 belong to two of the battalions of General Anderson's command. He stated that one of them had done good service at the Newport News, Va, riot and that both were reeog- nized Virginia troops and paraded on public occasions as such. General Anderson's visit looked to the arrangement of details for the visit of his entire First brigade to the May encampment. This will comprise some twen- ty-six or twenty-eight companies of infantry, several batteries of artillery and probably one or more cavalry troops. The colored companies will comprise part of this force and will be under General Anderson's command in his brigade camp, Naturally they will not be thrown with any other commands and the idea of this militia ry business suggesting any social equality is secuted here. General Anderson endorsed very decidedly the stand taken by the drill committee and said they could not consis- tently have taken any other course. Gov ernor Fitzhugh Lee has written to Chairman Wheatley that be will be at the drill to re- view the troops. Adjutant General Jones, of North Carolina, is still in the city and to- day endorsed the action of the drill commit tee as the only one proper under the circun- stances. The telegrams from Montgomery announcing the withdrawal of all the other southern companies are the only ones re ceived at drill headquarters to this time.
 Private letters were received here this eve- ming from Baltimore indicating the entry of the Fifth Maryland regiment and the battal- ion of the Baltimore Light Infantry in the May drill.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06
Personal.

Rev. Dr. Goodsell will take rest before assuming his duties as editor of Zions Her aid, and will spend most of the summer at his family cottage at Short Beach.
 Chief Bollman has sent picture of James Corners, the New Haven young man who was killed recently in Wilmington, Del, to Mrs. Ellen Malone, No. 67 Putnam street, to see if she can recognize it.
 Mrs. D. P. Bowers, the gifted actress, is a native of Connecticut. Her father was a Methodist minister and Yale graduate. She is delighted with New Haven city, and especially with it's beautiful environs, iuclud- ing East Rock Park, over which she took a drive on Monday afternoon. She lived in Ridgefeld, Ct., until four or five years old.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-06

A SITUATION by a respectable girl to dc A1 second work in d private family. Good Preferences. Inquire at 37 ELM STREET